Download files
Complete book:
Individual page:
Thumbnail gallery: Grid view | List view
INTRODUCTION.
remaining monuments of a language
unmixed with any foreign idiom, a
phenomenon not to be met with else-
where, at this day, in \\ estern Europe,
seem to present an important subject
of speculation to philosophic minds.
It is only necessitry to add, that, in
the few translations of passages cited
from ancient authors, which it has been
sometimes thought proper to give, fi-
delity to the original has been studied,
more than elegance of expression.
remaining monuments of a language
unmixed with any foreign idiom, a
phenomenon not to be met with else-
where, at this day, in \\ estern Europe,
seem to present an important subject
of speculation to philosophic minds.
It is only necessitry to add, that, in
the few translations of passages cited
from ancient authors, which it has been
sometimes thought proper to give, fi-
delity to the original has been studied,
more than elegance of expression.
Set display mode to: Large image | Transcription
Images and transcriptions on this page, including medium image downloads, may be used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence unless otherwise stated.
Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Essay on the authenticity of the poems of Ossian > (23) |
---|
Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/78060067 |
---|
Description | Selected books from the Ossian Collection of 327 volumes, originally assembled by J. Norman Methven of Perth. Different editions and translations of James MacPherson's epic poem 'Ossian', some with a map of the 'Kingdom of Connor'. Also secondary material relating to Ossianic poetry and the Ossian controversy. |
---|
Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
---|